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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Work continues in earnest on the group exhibition Wonder Roomat Maroondah Art Gallery. There is still much to do before we hang
the show on October 15, but progress has definitely been made. Last night at a
meeting with fellow artists Rona Green, Paul Compton and Heather Shimmen (four
out of the five WR crew) I was privileged to see some of their fantastical Wonder Room artwork and thrilled to get a real
sense of how our collective vision is beginning to converge: the show’s title
is certainly apt.

Here is another of my own humble
contributions. Quicksand is from a
suite of fourteen miniature silhouettes. (See also previous blog post that features the first in the series, Tall
Poppies).

Like Tall
Poppies, Quicksand also served as
the basis for a one-of-a-kind vertical concertina book, which is also destined for Wonder Room. The artwork for both books
has just been completed. To preview them in their unbound state, visit Moth Woman Press HERE.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Previewed in this post is Tall Poppies, one
of fourteen newly completed miniature silhouette paintings that will make their
debut in the group exhibition Wonder Room in
mid-October. The series evolved directly from the miniature paintings and
unique artist books that were exhibited in my solo show Tall Tales at
Hand Held Gallery back in July.

It is the introduction of selective areas of colour
that most markedly differentiates this series from the earlier paintings. This,
and their tall, narrow compositions, aligns them more closely with the vertical
concertina artist books.Like the
previous, even more diminutive black on white silhouette paintings, several of
the new works, including this one, will serve as the basis for an artist book.
To see the artist book Tall Poppies in progress, visit Moth Woman Press HERE.Pictured left: Tall Poppies, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 12.5 x 7.5 cm.

About me

I am a visual artist who makes paintings, drawings, prints and book art. In 2009 I founded Moth Woman Press, through which I publish my zines and limited edition books, beginning with ‘There was once… The collected fairy tales’, a small anthology of thirteen original stories illustrated with my prints, paintings and drawings. Currently I divide my time between Melbourne and Ballarat in South Western Victoria.